EP 1185406 A4 20020918 - METHOD OF MAKING TERRAZZO FLOORS WITH DESIGN ELEMENTS
Title (en)
METHOD OF MAKING TERRAZZO FLOORS WITH DESIGN ELEMENTS
Title (de)
VERFAHREN ZUM HERSTELLEN VON TERRAZZO-BODENBELÄGEN MIT DESIGN-ELEMENTEN
Title (fr)
PROCEDE DE REALISATION DE REVETEMENTS DE SOL EN TERRAZZO A ELEMENTS DE DESSINS
Publication
Application
Priority
- US 0010739 W 20000420
- US 13019899 P 19990420
Abstract (en)
[origin: WO0062995A1] A method of making terrazzo floors with design inlays utilizing pre-molded inserts (21) as inlays in the finished floor, and generally including four steps. First, inserts (21) are pre-molded, which has design elements in terms of their color, nature of inclusions, shape and/or a pattern of grooves in their upper surfaces. Second, the pre-molded inserts (21) are placed on and affixed to the sub-flooring in a predetermined arrangement. Third, epoxy flooring mixture is poured to a height that fills the grooves (24) in the inserts' upper surfaces (22) and preferably cover the inserts (21). Fourth, the floor, after cured and hardened, is ground and polished to expose the non-grooved portions (25) of the upper surfaces (22) of the inserts (21), which now become seamlessly integrated inlays within the overall finished floor. The designs in the inlays are viewable because the inserts contain different visual ingredients in contrast with the overall floor and they are outlined by the filled grooves (24).
IPC 1-7
B29C 41/20; B29C 41/22; B29C 41/30; B29C 41/32; B29C 70/68; B32B 3/14; B32B 3/16; B44C 1/26; B44C 3/12
IPC 8 full level
B29C 41/20 (2006.01); B44C 1/26 (2006.01); E04F 15/12 (2006.01); B29C 33/42 (2006.01); B29C 37/00 (2006.01)
CPC (source: EP US)
B29C 41/20 (2013.01 - EP US); B44C 1/26 (2013.01 - EP US); B29C 33/424 (2013.01 - EP US); B29C 37/0053 (2013.01 - EP US); Y10T 428/164 (2015.01 - EP US); Y10T 428/166 (2015.01 - EP US); Y10T 428/22 (2015.01 - EP US)
Citation (search report)
- No further relevant documents disclosed
- See references of WO 0062995A1
Designated contracting state (EPC)
AT BE CH CY DE DK ES FI FR GB GR IE IT LI LU MC NL PT SE
DOCDB simple family (publication)
WO 0062995 A1 20001026; AU 4478000 A 20001102; CA 2370783 A1 20001026; CA 2370783 C 20090203; EP 1185406 A1 20020313; EP 1185406 A4 20020918; HK 1047412 A1 20030221; JP 2003502533 A 20030121; US 6491852 B1 20021210
DOCDB simple family (application)
US 0010739 W 20000420; AU 4478000 A 20000420; CA 2370783 A 20000420; EP 00926216 A 20000420; HK 02106760 A 20020913; JP 2000612111 A 20000420; US 55707500 A 20000420